People & Population

Despite Law, Trump DOJ Wants To Sideline Citizens In Pollution Fights

"In a court filing backing Elon Musk’s AI company, the Trump administration said the federal government can stop Americans from suing over air pollution."

Source: E&E News, 06/18/2026

Storm Arthur Makes Landfall In Texas, Raising Flood Risk Across South

"A mass of showers and thunderstorms that has been sprawling across Texas and northern Mexico in recent days over South Texas consolidated into Tropical Storm Arthur on Wednesday. Life-threatening flooding, property damage and disruptions to commerce and travel may unfold as inches of rain pour down over a portion of the southeastern United States into Friday."

Source: AccuWeather, 06/18/2026

Trump Wants To Put A $75M Coal Terminal In Oakland. Residents Resist.

"Residents of West Oakland, which suffers from toxic waste and high pollution rates, rally against a coal export facility"

Source: Guardian, 06/17/2026

Ex-Colonies Urge Quick Execution Of A Key Treaty Protecting Oceans

"African and Commonwealth nations called Tuesday for a swift implementation of a landmark treaty protecting the high seas, warning that despite record commitments to marine conservation, much of the world’s ocean protection still exists only on paper."

Source: AP, 06/17/2026

Shrinking Strip Of New Orleans Marsh Helps Protect 1.5 Million People

"There’s an increasingly narrow strip of New Orleans marshland that hardly anyone lives on, but without it, hundreds of thousands of people will face far greater risks from storms and floods."

Source: Verite News, 06/17/2026

Trump DOJ Supports Musk-Owned Data Center In Suit By NAACP

"The Trump administration urged a federal court on Monday to dismiss an environmental lawsuit against Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, saying the company’s Grok government model and the data centers that power it are crucial to national security. The NAACP alleges that xAI has rushed to build and continue expanding its Colossus Gas Plant in vulnerable and heavily Black communities near the Tennessee-Mississippi border without legally required permits or pollution controls."

Source: E&E News, 06/17/2026

Dangerous Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals Found In US Breast Milk Samples

"Breast milk samples from mothers in Seattle contain alarming levels of dangerous hormone-disrupting chemicals, including BPA, BPS, melamine, cyanuric acid, and triclosan, new peer-reviewed research has found."

Source: Guardian, 06/16/2026

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